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Multi Functional Devices & Digital Solutions

Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services)

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26 Aug 2026 at 12:15

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Kent County Council, trading as Procurement Services, procured multi-functional devices and digital solutions for its requirements. The purchase covers physical office equipment, specifically photocopiers, printers and plotters, together with associated digital solutions described by the procurement title. This is a goods requirement for the council and its public-service operations. The named buyer is Kent County Council, a sub-central public authority. The awarded supplier is Sharp Business UK PLC. The equipment and related solutions are associated with the council’s procurement activity, with the contracting authority based at Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent. The requirement was organised as a single lot and centres on workplace printing and document-production equipment rather than construction, consultancy or general information-technology services.

The procurement has been completed and awarded. Kent County Council selected Sharp Business UK PLC for the single lot covering multi-functional devices and digital solutions. The contract was signed on 14 August 2026, runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2030, and has a gross value of £36,539. The process used a selective method, with the award made below threshold under an existing framework. It was a non-competitive framework award rather than an open competition. The award is active and the contract is active. The procurement was classified as goods, with the equipment categories covering photocopiers and printers and plotters. No separate award values or additional awarded suppliers are recorded.

For suppliers that did not win, this award is a clear indicator of Kent County Council’s demand for workplace printing equipment and related digital solutions. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to supply multi-functional devices, photocopiers, printers and plotters, and provide digital capabilities aligned with those devices. The procurement also shows that the buyer can use a framework route for a below-threshold purchase and may make a non-competitive award from that route. Sharp Business UK PLC is recorded as a large supplier, indicating that the buyer accepted a provider with the scale to support a public-sector equipment requirement over several years. Relevant businesses should therefore assess framework access, equipment supply capacity and public-sector delivery capability.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Multi Functional Devices & Digital Solutions

Notice Description

Y26009 Multi Functional Devices & Digital Solutions

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ec51
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081216-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

CPV Codes

30121100 - Photocopiers

30232100 - Printers and plotters

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£36,539 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WEST MALLING
Postcode
ME19 4YT
Postcode Area
Rochester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ46 West Kent
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Tonbridge and Malling
Electoral Ward
Kings Hill
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Sharp Business UK PLC

Further Information

Notice Documents

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